2014 AD100: S. Russell Groves

Offering a sexy take on modernism, Russell Groves’s work is at once sybaritic and meticulous. “The dynamic tension produces sophisticated, elegant environments infused with warmth and ease,” says the Manhattan-based architect and designer, whose emphasis on refined materials and innovative finishes owes a debt to the luxe-modern creations of Eileen Gray, Jean-Michel Frank, and Paul Dupré-Lafon. An alumnus of the studios of Richard Meier and Peter Marino, Groves opened his own firm in 1996, making his mark with high-profile retail spaces like the New York flagship for Coach and a Shanghai outpost for Tiffany & Co. that features a cantilevered blue-box façade. He is currently working on a beach house for Michael Kors, a 200-acre Napa Valley estate, and the 32-story Halcyon apartment tower in Manhattan. As comfortable designing for a suburban family as he is for a global fashion brand, Groves imbues every project with resplendent glamour. srussellgroves.com